Zathura: A Space Adventure is a 2005 fantasy science fiction film directed by Jon Favreau, and is loosely based on the illustrated book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, author of Jumanji. It stars Jonah Bobo as Danny and Josh Hutcherson as Walter. Tim Robbins also had a small role as the boys' divorced father. The film was shot in Los Angeles and Culver City, California & was released on November 11, 2005 by Columbia Pictures. Unlike the book, the film contains no Jumanji material and does not mention any Jumanji events. The film was a critical success despite being a box office bomb.... Brothers Walter and Danny can never seem to get along with each other, or with their older sister, Lisa . One day, when their father sets off for work, they quarrel yet again while Lisa is in her bedroom upstairs. Danny is banished into the house's basement by older brother Walter for hitting him in the face with a baseball. There he discovers a clockwork-driven space-themed board game called "Zathura". It is a race game, and the objective is to reach a space location called Zathura.
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| Release date: | November 6, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Jon Favreau |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Scott Kroopf, William Teitler, Michael DeLuca |
| Editor: | Dan Lebental |
| Music by: | John Debney |
| Cinematography: | Guillermo Navarro |
| Screenplay by: | David Koepp, John Kamps |
| Estimated budget: | $65,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Zathura |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy, Action |